Package Leaflet: Information for the patient Phytomenadione Injection BP 1 MG / ML
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains
important information for you.
You must not be given Phytomenadione Injection if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to phytomenadione or any of the other ingredients of Phytomenadione Injection (listed in Section 6: Further information).
If you are not sure if this applies to you, talk to your doctor or nurse before having Phytomenadione Injection.
Check with your doctor or nurse before having Phytomenadione Injection if:
Please tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes
medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Phytomenadione Injection can
affect the way some medicines work. Also some other medicines may affect the way Phytomenadione Injection works.
In particular, tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking medicines to stop your blood clotting
(anticoagulants).
Talk to your doctor before having Phytomenadione Injection. if you are pregnant, think you are pregnant, or breastfeeding. Your doctor will then decide if you should receive Phytomenadione Injection.
Phytomenadione Injection is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines.
Talk to your doctor if you notice any problems that might affect driving, using tools or machines while having PhytomenadioneInjection.
Phytomenadione Injection is essentially ‘sodium (a type of salt) free’ as it contains less than 1 ol sodium (2.64 mg per 1 ml).
Phytomenadione Injection will be given to you by a doctor or nurse. It will be given to you by injection into a vein or through a small tube into one of your veins (intravenous infusion).
Because elderly adults are sometimes more sensitive to Phytomenadione Injection your doctor may decide to start you on a lower dose. This dose may be increased or repeated if necessary. Children (aged 1 to 18 years) Phytomenadione Injection is normally used to treat children following advice from a specialist haematologist (blood doctor).
Like all medicines Phytomenadione Injection may cause side effects, although not everyone will get them.
The following side effects may happen with this medicine:
The active substance in Phytomenadione Injection Ampoules 1 mg/ml is vitamin K1 (phytomenadione).